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Welcome to Earth and Moon Jeopardy!. I’m your happenin’ host Sal the Scientist! Today we will be reviewing the Earth and Moon’s place in the solar system, and how seasons occur. It’s out of this world!. Instructions. Game Board. Choose from one of five categories. Then choose a - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Earth and Moon Jeopardy!
I’m your happenin’ host Sal the Scientist! Today we will be reviewing the Earth and Moon’s place in the solar system, and how seasons occur. It’s out of this world!
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Choose from one of five categories. Then choose a point value. The larger the value, the more difficult
the question. Choose from one of four answers.When you are finished with each question, clickthe home button to go back to the game board.If you are playing as a team, the team with the
most points wins! Have fun, and remember,
SCIENCE RULES!
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Earth and Moon Jeopardy Review
Mother Earth
Moon Tides Time Other stuff
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This is what causes day and night on the Earth
A. The tilted axis.
B. The Earth’s rotation.
C. The Earth revolving around the sun..
D. The sun spinning.
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You Are Correct!!
The earth spins on its own axis at 1600 km/hr!
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Sorry,Wrong Answer!
The correct answer is the Earth’s rotationOn its own axis!
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The length of time for one revolution around the sun to
occur.
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This is a measurement of distance from the equator,
expressed in degrees north or south.
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The area of the Earth that receives the most direct sunlight, and is therefore
warm year round.
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23.5 degrees
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This is the reason for the Earth’s seasons.
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The phase when the moon is behind the Earth.
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The season in the northern hemisphere when the axis is
tilted away from the sun
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What is Winter?
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This event occurs twice a year when neither end of the Earth’s axis is tilted towards
the sun.
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When are tides the most extreme?
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What is summer solstice?(June 21st)
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These bodies together cause extreme tides :
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What is Sun and the Moon?
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A normal tide.
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Tides are there strongest or most extreme
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This is another case where tides are extreme.
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The moon phase when the moon is between the Earth
and the Sun.
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What is a new moon?
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The only planet with liquid water
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What would happen if a planet had no
moons?
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What is the full moon.
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What happens the Earth is between the sun and
moon?
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This takes about 30 Days.
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This Instrument measures time by examining shadows
of a stick.
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What is a Sundial!
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When the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching Earth,
this occurs.
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What is the Kuiper belt or oort cloud?
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During a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and
the sun, this occurs.
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What is a lunar eclipse
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What is between Mars and Jupiter?
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The Phenomenon that takes 365.25 days to complete
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How the sun produces energy.
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A longer year and seasons will occur.
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What if the Earth revolves slower around the sun?
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The reason why tides occur on Earth.
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Where are most of the asteroids located?
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The 2 forces that keep all the planets orbiting the Sun.
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What is gravity and inertia?
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Where a comet comes from.
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The forces are equal and opposite, but the objects the forces are being
placed on are not. They have differing amounts of mass, and therefore different amounts of inertia. The one with the least
inertia moves the most.
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What is Revolution?
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What is the difference between a waxing and a
waning moon?
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A waxing moons phases are ‘growing’ in size, while a
waning moon are the phases between full moon
and new moon.
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